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Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin On Impeachment Decision

4:33pm December 16, 2019

NPR Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan. A freshman Democrat who flipped a Republican seat, she now contemplates impeachment in a district that voted for President Trump.

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'The Speech' That Made Bernie Sanders A National Figure

4:33pm December 16, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Bernie Sanders' prominence as a national political figure can be traced to a moment in 2010: his filibuster criticizing a bipartisan tax deal that extended tax cuts for the wealthy.

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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Hits Snags Over Labor Oversight Measures

4:33pm December 16, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Duncan Wood, director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, about USMCA trade deal provisions designed to enhance enforcement of labor rules and rights in Mexico.

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Judge Orders Massive Purge Of Wisconsin Voter Rolls

4:33pm December 16, 2019

A judge in Wisconsin has ordered the state to remove 234,000 registered voters from the rolls. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler about next steps.

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Reflecting On The First Wave Of Black Mayors In The U.S.

4:33pm December 16, 2019

Richard Hatcher, the former mayor of Gary, Ind., died last week. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Ravi Perry of Howard University about the 1970s and '60s wave of African American mayors like Hatcher

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House Gears Up For Impeachment Vote This Week

4:24pm December 16, 2019

by Tim Mak

The House Judiciary committee filed a report ahead of the full House vote on two articles of impeachment against President Trump. At least one Democrat who opposes impeachment plans to switch parties.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks to the media on Friday. His committee has released a report on the articles of impeachment against President Trump, ahead of a vote by the full House.

READ: The House Judiciary Committee's Trump Impeachment Report

2:42pm December 16, 2019

by NPR Staff

Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., completed a rare impeachment report — like ones filed for former Presidents Nixon and Clinton — ahead of a House vote expected this week. It includes Republicans' views.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) Attends Republican Election Watch Party

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The Republican Party's "Racism Problem" (Rebroadcast)

1:27pm December 16, 2019

What are the challenges for conservatives of color today?

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Schumer Asks For 4 Witnesses At Trump Impeachment Trial

12:00pm December 16, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about his request to call witnesses ahead of an expected Trump impeachment trial. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in on the conversation.

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NPR-Marist Poll On Impeachment, Democratic Presidential Candidates

11:54am December 16, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds: American views of impeachment are divided and unchanged. Also, ex-Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the Democratic presidential contest.

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